Jing Yi didn't stay silent for too long. Just as the crowd was about to get restless, he extended his right hand to me."Greetings, Empress."
I smiled. I knew that Jing Yi wouldn't lose his temper in such a situation. He was a cold emperor, so he knew that what was done was done. If he embarrassed me, he would also embarrass the royal family and the Rong family. No matter which side he was on, it was far more important than his anger.
I placed my hand in his and followed him up the first three large jade steps of the Ganyang Palace. There were a total of twenty-seven steps. When I reached the top, I turned around. As the ceremonial officer shouted, the entire square rose and fell."Long live the Emperor, long live the Empress!"
At this moment, even though I knew it was inappropriate, I still tilted my head to look at him. It was still the side profile that I loved the most. The perfect outline that was dazzling under the sun, the slightly pursed lips that were like carvings, and the faint shadow under the long eyelashes. It was all the scenery that I had been infatuated with for ten years. At this moment, I stood beside him, standing at the top of the world with him, in the center of the people's admiration. However, in my eyes, there was still only him.
After the officials paid their respects, the ceremonial officer led us to the Fengxian Hall on the west side to worship the ancestors. We recited a long string of funeral rites, followed by countless kowtows. Then, the two of them boarded the ceremonial carriage again and entered the rear palace to pay their respects to the heavens and the earth.
At the end of the ceremony, the wedding banquet was held, and the guests sat down facing each other, poured wine and drank wine to prove the good relationship between the two surnames, respected and loved each other, and raised their eyebrows.
When the ceremony was over, the ceremonial officer took Jing Yi to change out of her gown. I was in the bedroom of Kunyi Palace, where several ceremonial nannies took off my clothes. In the end, I only wore a thin plain silk shirt and stood by the red and gold screen wall waiting for Jing Yi to return.
After a few hours of the ceremony, Jing Yi didn't show any hesitation or displeasure. Every step was natural, and his actions were polite. However, I knew that he was angry, because whether it was when we were alone in the carriage or when we met face to face just now, his eyes didn't stay on me for a moment, let alone say a word.
The sound of the door rang. Jing Yi entered the room in his white casual clothes, which was not very polite. He seemed to have exhausted his last bit of patience. His eyes only glanced at me and then passed by me. His face was gloomy and he did not say anything. The ceremonial officials and the people in the palace saw this and quickly knelt down and went out. The sound of the door gently closing gave him a signal to leave me and walk away. It also gave me a dilemma. I should have knelt down to welcome His Majesty, but I suspected that once I knelt here, I would have to kneel down. It's very likely that no one will wake me up tonight.
I tilted my head and listened carefully. After confirming that there was no third person in the bedchamber, I slowly moved behind him and opened my mouth. Suddenly, I didn't know what to call him. I struggled for a moment before saying,"Your Majesty."
He didn't respond. His back facing me and not speaking was very similar to how he looked half a year ago at the waterside pavilion of the Prince's mansion. However, this time, I had already heard the change in his aura, so I carefully restrained myself and didn't dare to provoke him again. Anyway, he was the one who was flustered and exasperated now. I had all the patience I could muster.
After a long time, his undercurrent voice sounded,"Rong Chengjin?"
"It's Rong Cheng Jin Yan. Tang Jie and Lan Shan call me Yan Yan, you know."”
On the first day I was with him when I was thirteen, I told him my name very seriously: "Jing Yi, I'm Jinyan. You can call me Yanyan.”
I remember that he only twitched the corner of his mouth to show that he heard it. After a while, he raised his eyebrows."Be cautious?"
I was about to say no when I heard him say,"Not bad."
Therefore, back then, I only smiled and didn't say anything.
Taking a deep breath, I walked to him and raised my head."Jing Yi, I'm Jin Yan. I'm not cautious.”
He stared at me, his gaze turning intense. After a while, he snorted,"Very good. You've hidden deep enough. You've been waiting for this day for so many years.”
All my expressions froze. I suddenly couldn't help but tremble. I knew that I would always be at a disadvantage in front of him. A moment ago, I was still boasting that I was calm and collected, but he could pierce through me with a single sentence and turn me into a complete chill.
" You…" I bit my lip. I couldn't believe that he would treat my ten years of hard work as a conspiracy so easily." You knew it wasn't!”
However, he decisively averted his eyes, and the coldness in his words did not diminish at all."Whether it is or not, Zhen can see clearly, there is no need for the Empress to worry.”
I quickly stepped forward and pulled him back. I-"
"Don't what?" He interrupted me and cut my wrist." Do you want me to congratulate you for achieving your wish? From the royal family to the city, you've played with them for ten years. Whether it's the court or the martial world, you're really the number one in the world!”
After saying that, he shook off my hand and strode towards the door.
I was only stunned for a moment before I quickly jumped in front of him and blocked his way. At the same time, I blurted out,"Jing Yi! I know you're angry that I suddenly appeared in front of you with such an identity, but before you accuse me of something, you have to at least give me a chance to speak!”
"I reached Qingcheng when I was four, and my mother died when I was five. She was Lanshan's twin sister, and you know that I call her Aunt Lanshan. The Rong family is so proud that they don't even want to give me a single name. Would they even bother to use someone with my status? If I didn't appear this year, they wouldn't even remember that there was another me!”
"It's true that I hid it from everyone, but if I had told others that my father was Rong Chenghong, how could Qingcheng have tolerated me? After that, when I saw you, I couldn't say anything. I told you that you didn't know what I had given up. If you hadn't pushed me away again and again and forced me into a desperate situation, I wouldn't have thought of regaining this identity. My mother didn't have a title until she died. Do you think I wanted to become the princess 'daughter?”
His throat hurt, and his voice started to choke."You can ignore my feelings for many years, but you don't have the right to profane my ten years!”
Jing Yi narrowed her eyes and looked at me deeply, but she didn't say anything.
I closed my eyes slightly and took a few deep breaths to force back the tears that were about to fall."You said that even if you were silent, you shouldn't cry. So, I haven't cried for so many years. When I'm happy, when I'm sad, I'm mostly silent. But you can't bully me like this.”
To prevent myself from crying, I stopped looking at his eyes and looked at his drooping hand."I killed Rong Chengxiao, and now I'm giving you the empress of the Rong family. You can do whatever you want. Rong Chengxiao entering the palace will only bring you trouble, and I can not only replace her, but I can also help you.”
" I know you're used to being alone. It's just because you have responsibilities and things that you have to do, but it doesn't mean that you have to be alone. Let me stand by your side. Even if you don't need my help, I won't be an obstacle to you.”
After a pause, I finally said," Just don't push me away again. Perhaps I can't help you with the great matter of governing the country, but what I can do is not important. What's important is what I want to do. I want to be with you.”
I don't know if it's my imagination, but I saw that hand tremble slightly. There was a moment where the veins on the back of the hand became clear, just like how he tried to raise his hand when he faced Fu Hongyan's sword.
I hesitated for a while before finally extending my hand. Just as I was about to touch him, he suddenly turned his hand and grabbed me. His body moved quickly and his attack was like lightning. It was completely different from half a year ago when he deliberately gave way to me to make me lose. I didn't have time to react before he pushed me to the wall with a huge force. My back slammed heavily into the wall, causing me to groan.
He pressed his right hand on the acupuncture point on my shoulder, and his thick internal strength rushed at me, forcing me to hurriedly use my strength to resist. I didn't dare to fight back and looked up at him.
" Since you know that you are the Empress of the Rong family, you should act like you are. Remember what you said. Don't try to make yourself different. I don't want to see an unruly Empress in the harem, and I don't want to see a sword wielding Luoying." He stared at me with a fierce and vicious gaze." Otherwise, no matter whose daughter you are, I can make you and abolish you. Don't force me to kill you!”
I was stunned for a moment. I gritted my teeth and suddenly withdrew my internal energy that was resisting him. I allowed his attacks to invade my meridians from all directions. It was so painful that my entire body spasmed. I forcefully suppressed my blood and Qi and opened my mouth to say word by word,"ChenQie will remember."
Jing Yi didn't expect me to suddenly remove my defense, so she quickly pulled back her strength. She frowned and didn't say anything else.
My clothes were very thin, and the hard wall made my back hurt. However, my heart was much more at ease. I knew that although it seemed that I had been wronged, he was the one who had compromised.
After a while, he turned around and said,"I still have things to do. The Empress should rest."”
" Your Majesty," I said with a faint smile behind him," if you leave now, the news will spread throughout the capital before dawn, and where will the Rong family be?”
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